King James Version

Revelation 21:4

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “from” (ἐκ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “God” (θεὸς) before every here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “from” (ἀπὸ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before death here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “because” (ὅτι) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐξαλείψειexaleipseishall wipe awayἐξαλείφω (exaleiphō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall wipe away”, an action still aheadG1813I plaster, wash over; I wipe off, wipe out, obliterate.This verse uses “wipe away”.shall wipe awayπᾶνpanallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allδάκρυονdakruontearsδάκρυονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “tears”, the object formG1144a tear.tearsἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōneyesὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “eyes”, the of-formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.eyesαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θάνατοςthanatosdeathθάνατοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “death”, the subject formG2288death, physical or spiritual.deathοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔσταιestaishall there beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall there be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.shall there beἔτιetiany moreἔτιadverb — “any more”G2089(a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition.any moreοὔτεouteneitherοὔτεconjunction — “neither”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “neither”.πένθοςpenthosgriefπένθοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “grief”, the subject formG3997mourning, sorrow, sadness, grief.οὔτεouteneitherοὔτεconjunction — “neither”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “neither”.κραυγὴkraugēshoutingκραυγήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “shouting”, the subject formG2906(a) a shout, cry, clamor, (b) outcry, clamoring against another.οὔτεouteneitherοὔτεconjunction — “neither”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “neither”.πόνοςponospainπόνοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “pain”, the subject formG4192(a) labor, toil, (b) pain, anguish, distress, suffering.This verse uses “pain”.painοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔσταιestaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.ἔτιetistillἔτιadverb — “still”G2089(a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition.This verse uses “still”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρῶταprōtaformer thingsπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “former things”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.the former thingsἀπῆλθανapēlthanare passed awayἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “are passed away”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.are passed away

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

Young’s Literal Translation

and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'

World English Bible

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more. The first things have passed away.”

Darby Translation

And he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall not exist any more, nor grief, nor cry, nor distress shall exist any more, for the former things have passed away.

Douay-Rheims

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes: and death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor crying, nor sorrow shall be any more, for the former things are passed away.

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Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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